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PHASE 1 BOND RELEASE PRELIMINARY REVIEW Under Items 7 and l5, the overland conveyor is listed as one of the loptrons for which Phase 1 bond release is requested. While it is We that along much of its length, the conveyor has been dismantled and removed, the concrete footers are still intact and the conveyor corridor has not been graded. Pursuant to Rule 3.03.1(2)(b), initial phase bond release is to be granted oNy upon successful completion of backfilling and grading. Therefore, the Division cannot at this time grant partial bond release for conveyor reclamation, and reference to the overland conveyor as one of the areas for which bond release is requested should be deleted from the application. 2. Also under Item 7, the Northwest Intake Portal is not listed, but this facility is listed under Item 15. L`the Northwest Intake Portal is one of the locations requested for release, it should be listed under both items. 3. Items I 1 and 121ist, respectively, the original total bond amount (for the area requested for release), and the dollar amount requested for release. Because only certain portions of the permit area are being requested for release, it is not entirely clear how the dollar amounts were derived. Please provide some elaboration and documentation far the referenced amounts. 4. Based on review of the land ownership map in the permit, it would appeaz that the Colorado Department of Transportation and the D&RGW should be sent copies of the notice of bond release. Please ensue Utat these entities are notified and include certification of mailing with the amended application 5. On the CRDA #1 and #2 Map submitted with the application, please delineate the specific areas for which Phase 1 bond release is requested, so that srch areas are clearly distinguished from areas to be excluded. Areas of bare refuse, temporary roads, drainage/sediment control structures, and areas subject to future disturbance would be excluded. 6. On the North Decline Map, please clearly delineate bond release request areas to distinguish from excluded areas. Excluded areas would include sedimenUdrainage control swaures, and any areas subject to future disturbance, such as proposed disturbances associated with the TR-33 mine de- wa[eringplan Similar inclusion boundaries should be included on the 2 West Portals Map and the Roadside Mine South Fan installation Map. 7. For the South Lease exploration sites and roads, please provide a location map delineating areas subject to the bond release request (with drill hole designations). Also, for the drill holes, please provide appropriate abandonment reports or appropriate documentation that wells were properly sealed. Finally, for Ute drill pads and roads, please discuss the extent and success of reclamation with respect to permit and regulatory requirements, and postmine land use/landowner considerations. In responding to this issue, please refer to comments listed in the Division's inspection report of July 16, 1997, and the January 7, 19981etter from Catherine Robertson of the BLM Grand Junction Resource Area to Larry Reschke of Powderhom Coal Company. 8. For reclaimed refuse pile areas, please provide compliance documentation including approved and existing typical cross-sections and documentation of non-toxic cover replacement Also, please provide or reference appropriate documentation regarding underdrain installation, piezometric monitoring, construction and compaction compliance, lability, drainage/sediment control, and perimeter ditch and upland diversion wnstruaion and functioning. 9. For the South Farb 2 Wes[ Portals, and North Decline sites, please provide certified as built topographic contours and representative cross sections to allow for comparison with approved designs. Also, please provide documentation including certified cross sections and profiles, and other information as appropriate, to demonstrate that permanent drainage channels at the Nortlt